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doc: Mention that veth.pair is ignored for unpriv
authorStéphane Graber <stgraber@ubuntu.com>
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 01:32:46 +0000 (21:32 -0400)
committerStéphane Graber <stgraber@ubuntu.com>
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:42:49 +0000 (12:42 -0400)
veth.pair is ignore for unprivileged containers as allowing an
unprivileged user to set a specific device name would allow them to
trigger actions in tools like NetworkManager or other uevent based
handlers that may react based on specific names or prefixes being used.

Signed-off-by: Stéphane Graber <stgraber@ubuntu.com>
doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in

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@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
              by <command>lxc</command>, but if you wish to handle
              this name yourself, you can tell <command>lxc</command>
              to set a specific name with
-             the <option>lxc.network.veth.pair</option> option.
+             the <option>lxc.network.veth.pair</option> option (except for
+             unprivileged containers where this option is ignored for security
+             reasons).
            </para>
 
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